Xisha is particularly cold in winter.

It won't snow here, but the temperature is very low. The cold wind blows hard on the face like a knife.

Of the 50000 men and horses brought by Gu Fei, there are still more than 48000 left, and more than 1000 people have been lost. Most of them died of acclimatization or bitten by poisonous insects and snakes. In fact, only more than 200 people died in the war.

All the bodies of these soldiers were cremated and put in earthen jars. After the war, they would return the ashes to their hometown for burial.

As the night deepened, the soldiers found a leeward place to rest.

In order to avoid causing enemies and wild wolves, they dared not light a fire, ate dry and hard cakes, and poured two mouthfuls of cold water into their mouths from time to time.

Gu Fei was surrounded by an angry wind lamp.

In the dim yellow light, he was observing the topographic map in front of him.

This topographic map is hand drawn by Lao Ba, and it is very fine.

At this time, Lao BA was standing beside him, and there was a young man who was not a small man. His name was a Liang.

A Liang came to Xisha with the caravan. Later, he was saved by Jiang Shuan. Because a Liang was proficient in Xisha dialect, Jiang Shuan recommended him to Gu Fei.

Gu Fei happened to lack an interpreter, so he took ah Liang with him.

Gu Fei stared at the topographic map for a moment, then looked up at the distance of nothingness and said, "if you go one more day, you should be able to reach the sunset country, which is our last stop."

According to the information provided by Lao Ba and a Liang, sunset country is a rare country in Xisha that has a friendly attitude towards southern Chu. If it is as they say, their next stop can be much easier.

The next morning.

The team set off again.

They walked in the opposite direction of the rising sun.

The radiance of the rising sun stuffed them, but there was no warm feeling. The cold wind roared and rolled up the yellow sand all over the sky.

To Gu Fei's surprise, when they were half a day away from the sunset country, they met the people of the sunset country.

The two sides met unexpectedly on the way and stopped at the same time.

After several times of trial and error, the people of the sunset country took the lead in laying down their guard. Their king leaned over and shouted a few words in the direction of gufei.

A Liang listened carefully and said immediately.

"He is the king of the sunset country. His queen is ill. He wants to take her to South Chu for medical treatment. Please help them."

Gu Fei had heard about the poisoning of the sunset king from Jiang Shuan. He said, "bring him here."

Soon the king of the sunset country was led to Gu Fei.

In order to show respect, Gu Fei got off his horse and maintained an equal height with the other party.

The king of the sunset Kingdom clenched his fist on his chest, bent down and said a Xisha word.

A Liang said, "he is saying hello to you."

Gu Fei saluted back with a fist.

Seeing that his attitude was very friendly, the king of sunset country felt a little at ease. He noticed ah Liang following Gu Fei. His eyes lit up. It was obvious that he recognized ah Liang.

A Liang took the initiative to explain his identity and that of Gu Fei.

In the presence of acquaintances, the king of the sunset country was more confident, and he croaked again.

A Liang helped to translate: "he said that his queen was very ill. General Jiang had finished the pills he had given him before. He really couldn't wait. He didn't want to watch the queen die. He heard that the doctors in southern Chu were very skilled. He wanted to take the queen to southern Chu for medical treatment. If we could help them find a miracle doctor to cure the queen, he would pay any price, Including his life. "

In fact, the best way to negotiate is to draw out your cards bit by bit. You can't let the other party see your cards until the last minute.

In front of the king, he took out all his cards in one breath.

Looking at him, it was obvious that he was in a hurry. He didn't care about the gain and loss of interests at all. He just wanted to cure his queen quickly.

From this point of view, he really loves the queen.

Gu Fei asked, "how many people did you bring?"

A Liang translated his words into Xisha.

The king of the sunset replied quickly.

A Liang said, "there are a thousand of them this time, including him and his queen."

Gu Fei said, "if you can trust us, you will let those people go back. You and your queen will follow us. I can take you to the miracle doctor. After your queen is cured, we will send someone to send you back to Japan."

A Liang faithfully translated his words to the king of the sunset country.

The king of sunset hesitated.

He is not afraid of death. He is afraid that these Southern Chu people will be bad for the queen.

Gu Fei said he could give him two days to think slowly.

The king of the sunset country was very worried. The queen was very ill. He didn't know how long she could last. Let alone two days, he couldn't afford to waste even two quarters of an hour.

This is it. If you promise, the queen may survive. If you don't promise, the queen will die.

He only hesitated to make a decision.

"Let's go with you! As long as you can cure my queen, let me do anything! "

A Liang translated his words to Gu Fei.

Gu Fei said, "bring your queen and let's go back to South Chu now."

The last stop of their business trip this time is the sunset country. Since the king and queen of the sunset country have followed them, it means that the sunset country has returned to the southern Chu state. In this way, they can avoid the first war with the sunset country and return home in triumph in advance.

At the thought of returning home immediately and seeing his wife and children, Gu Fei wanted to put on his wings and fly back directly.

The king of sunset comforted his subjects and personally drove a carriage to the army of Southern Chu.

The queen lay in the carriage, and now she was so ill that she couldn't even sit up.

The journey home was much easier than before, and the soldiers' faces were filled with happy smiles.

While resting on the way, the king of sunset came up to Gu Fei and asked in the poor southern Chu dialect he had just learned from a Liang.

"Are you sure you can find, miracle doctor, cure, queen?"

Gu Fei said, "my daughter-in-law is a miracle doctor. She can cure your queen."

A Liang translated his words into Xisha.

After hearing this, the king of the sunset country immediately brightened his eyes. He was so excited that he grabbed Gu Fei's arm and whispered again.

Gu Fei doesn't like physical contact with strangers. He pulls back his hand without trace and turns to look at ah Liang.

"What did he say?"

A Liang answered truthfully, "he said your wife must be a beautiful and smart woman. It must be a gift from God that he can meet you. He can't wait to see your wife."

Gu Fei thought that he was the one who couldn't wait to see his daughter-in-law.